市内電車
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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市 | 内 | 電 | 車 |
し Grade: 2 |
ない Grade: 2 |
でん Grade: 2 |
しゃ Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
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市內電車 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
Compound of 市内 (shinai, “within a city, intracity”) + 電車 (densha, “electric train”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
市内電車 • (shinai densha)
Usage notes edit
Although the kanji literally just mean intracity (electric) train, in common usage, this term indicates an electric train running on city streets, i.e. a tram or streetcar.[1]
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References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN